Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-08
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Thomas 4. Powell, Th:ir Candidate for
Governor, Opens tho Campaign


Governor, Opens tho Campaign
HAMILTON, OHIO, Sept. THE open
ing meeting of the state campaign Of the
Democratic party was held here tonight.
1t was large and enthusiastic meeting.
The Duckworth and Ohio Clubs OF Gin
cinnati and the Jefferson Club OF Spring
field were in attendance, as we'll
as 2 number OF leading Democrats
from other parts of the state.
The first speech was made by Thomas L.
Powell, candidate for Governor. He mad
an enthusiastic reception and his speech
Wss listened to by a large crowd OF peo-
pie. General Powell devoted nearly one
third Of his time to Governor Foraker
and his administration, speaking Of
what was demanded of Gov
error rof the state Of Ohio, the
third state in the Union. He said Fora
ker's attack upon President Cleveland, in
his speech OF acceptance, was unworthy
OF one aspiring to such high office, and
for it ne had received condemnation at
the hands of private citizens and from
the public press. He claimed also
that Governor Foraker hGd publicly
insulted the Democratic voters of Ohio,
: ny lClCllIuS W GLlGIl III us SDSGCu AS
s'The Rebel Brigade and COnfederates, ;
and DIRTY Democrats" He CIassed
this method as of the same character as
the Generals charge on former &C.
Casion that the Democratic management
Of the penitentiary had been making
canes from human skins of negroes and
Irishmen. This charge, he said, was
based solely on the statement of some in
sane wards in the penitentiary.
: Speaking of the Rebel flags, he said, the
Governor by his conduct at The soldiers
reunion had disguised the best men in
his own party and they had called halt
on him. This had gone to such an ex-
| tent that the executive committee had
issued a second edition of his speech and
unlike the tariff it had been both revised
and reformed.
Gong back to his first topic, he said
the people wanted e Governor who would
/ give less attention to the war that ended
| twenty years ago and more to the peace,
full problems of the present and future
The administration of Foraker WAS COM
pared with the Democratic administrs
ton of the state and figures were pre-
serted to prove that the present
administration had not only been more
expensive than any OF the Democratic
administrations, but the most recklessly
eXtravGgant administration we ever nae
in the state.
The question OF tariff reform
was discussed. He favored {
thorough revision and honest re
formation of the present system
snd said the tariff should be so reduced
that no more reserve should be raised
than the government needed. He advo
Gated keeping taxes upon whisky, tobacco
and articles of luxury and making food
clothing and articles OF necessity AM
general consumption cheaper. He gaY
some attention to Foraker's claims of til
blessings of prohibition and made con
siderable ridicule Of several OF his state
mems. lie next gave summary OF wha
, had been done by the national admins
tTasion, such as recovering lands whic
had been granted to railroad
and stated the Democratic part
had not granted an acre Of public land
, TO railroad corporations and had rot e1
: tended or revived single grant. II
= also gave the facts upon which he base
8 his claim that CIevelsnd's admin
istration had done more for soldier
: and their dependent relatives than a!
Republican administration. He close
his speech with tribute to Presidel
e Cleveland and his work, and claimed TIL
the party which had done so well Wi
r national affairs WAS the party to
!. trusted with the administration of o.
d own state affairs.